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Overview

Spence seeks a dynamic educator to lead a team of Middle and Upper School History teachers as they implement a curricular vision based in the tenets of Understanding by Design. The position offers an opportunity to lead a group of dedicated teachers who value collaboration and professional growth and development. The department’s partnership with the library in developing a research scope and sequence—including a new Independent History Research Program—is one of its many key strengths. The ideal candidate has the capacity to lead with clarity, vision, and compassion.

Responsibilities

Curricular Leadership

• Oversee Grade 5-12 History curriculum

• Support curriculum continuity within and across Lower, Middle and Upper School

• Oversee curricular design, implementation, and review

Institutional Leadership

• Lead hiring searches for department faculty, in tandem with the administrative team

• Represent department to all constituents

• Serve on school-wide committees

• Represent the department at admissions and outreach events

• Manage department business and budget

Instructional Leadership

• Mentor colleagues, serving as a pedagogical and curricular facilitator

• Monitor individual professional development, goal-setting and evaluations

• Oversee course sectioning and staffing

• Establish department’s annual goals

• Plan and lead department meetings

• Serve as immediate supervisor to approximately 10 department members

Teaching

• Teach 3 sections of either Middle or Upper School History

• Serve as advisor to students in Middle or Upper School

Qualifications

• Finds joy in working with children and in school life

• Leads with energy, kindness and a sense of humor

• Demonstrates cultural competency and skills engaging with and learning from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences

• Supports Spence’s commitment to equity

• Has sustained teaching experience

• Shows an appreciation for the craft of teaching, along with a passion for History as a discipline

• Possesses successful departmental or equivalent school-leadership experience

• Has led development and implementation of innovative program design

• Demonstrates ability to foster sustained collaboration and professional growth within a team

• Demonstrates skills in communications and interpersonal relations within and across multiple constituencies

• Holds advanced degree or equivalent experience

Spence is committed to an equitable and inclusive program and a diverse faculty, staff and student body. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are therefore especially encouraged to apply.

Please note that the School has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, which requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination.

About The Spence School

The Spence School, founded in 1892, is an independent school for girls and young women with an enrollment of 750 students in Grades K–12. Spence is committed to an equitable and inclusive program and a diverse faculty, staff and student body. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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